Dear friends
I came across this wonderful, well presented Dudley Museum that includes many exhibits and one dinosaur that made me jump as it unexpectedly burst into life behind me! There was also attractive information about the Black Country UNESCO Geopark and two videos on a loop in the video room. There was an art gallery and a Dudley heroes galley to be seen, too.
I was there for about an hour and a half, this morning but saw only one couple. There needs to be lots of attractive signs to our brand new museum from each of the other four tourist/leisure attractions that are on either side of the Archives and Local History Centre. Visitors to the Living Museum, the Portal and Zoological Gardens/Castle should not be missing out. They are certainly doing so, now. Signs are needed, I think from both the old, top town and the new, Castle Gate, low town centre. Signs on the walking/cycling routes, please including to the canal towpath that takes walkers and cyclists to Brum. The land train route needs to be much better signed, in my opinion and, the white railway type gate kept unlocked during the daytime.
I also noticed that the smart, top quality Station Hotel is missed out from the Accommodation brochure. The other three hotels at Castle Gate are all included. This is a serious omission and the owner should be rightly upset. The useful 'Discover Dudley' brochure has the Village Hotel Club featured but, the older and more established Station Hotel, once again, is not. Also missing is the 100 years of successful service to Dudley town - the railway station. It was once important and, like Station Hotel, must have had visitors/passengers from London and the North, in past years. It could do so again, of course. Hint, hint!
Best wishes
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